NDP Fields Student With Family Ties to Region in Chatham-Kent-Leamington

A Master’s Student is the new democratic party candidate in Chatham-Kent-Leamington in the Upcoming Federal Election.

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Seamus Fleming, 22, Who is Researching Rural Ridings and Farmers in Politics at the University of Ottawa, is the First Challenger to Two-Time Conservative MP Dave Epp, Who Has Held the Riding Sale 2019.

The Chatham Daily News has reached out to Epp for an interview.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney Scheduled Stops in Windsor, London and Kitchener Wednesday, bypassing Chatham-Kent-Leamington, where a liberal candidate Had yet to be nomina Wednesday Morning.

The Green Party and People’s Party of Canada, Which Fielded Candidates in the Riding Last Election, Have Yet to Select Standard-Bearers.

Fleming acknowledges he is not from the riding, but Said His Family is from Leamington. He plans to move in with relative here if életed.

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The Threat of Us Tariffs to Border Towns is one of the reasons he is running here, he said.

“I want to make sure that if any industry is Going to be subsidized to withstand tariffs, we need to make sure there are Layoffs,” he said.

Other Big from Are Housing, Grocery Prices and Health Care, Fleming Said.

“WE NEED TO RAPIDLY BUILD HOUSING THAT WIKING FAMILIES CAN BUY, Just like What Happened after the second World WAR,” He Said.

Public Health Care Needs to Be Improved. Including Expanding Pharmacare and Dental Coverage, He Added.

“The Liberals everything that they passed they are the police, but they really hesitated, it didn’t come without a fight from the ndp,” Fleming Said.

He also is calling for capping grocery prices and scrapping the federal sales tax.

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“Working people are the backbone of the Economy, Not Collateral Damage,” He Said.

Currently a Master’s Student and Teaching Assistant, Fleming Said He World at Unionized Grocery Stores and Two Warehouses, included Amazon, Through High School and University.

“Working good union Jobs and bad non-union shops inspired me to get involved in the ndp,” he Said.

Fleming’s involvement in the Political Process Including Serving as a parliament hill intern, He Said. He “Helped a Little Bit” with Research for Legislation on Dental Care, Pharmacare and Expanding Free Breast Cancer Testing To Age 40

He also created a tenant’s guide for people facing illegal evictions and helpd advocate for affordable housing in his region, he added.

“I am proud to say i won a few from,” he Said.

The Federal Election is April 28. This is the First Federal Election With a New Chatham-Kent-Leamington Riding Boundary Taking in All of Chatham-Kent.

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